Seen at East Midland is this Uni-Air F-27 from France. Delivered new to Trans Australia Airlines as VH-TFC on 18 Jun 1959. Sold to Uni Air as F-BYAP on 18 Nov 1977. Leased to Air Inter on 20Nov 1979 and returned to Uni Air in Apr 1981. Leased to Servisair 26 Sep 1988 and registered OO-SVL on 22 Dec 1988. Merged into Flanders Airlines 01 Jan 1990. WFU and stored at Dinard in Feb 1992. Scrapped around 2010.

Delivered to Philips as PH-LIP in 1962. To WDL as D-BAKA in 1975. Leased various operators. Withdrawn from use at Essen in 1997 and scrapped in 1999.

To Aer Lingus as EI-AKB on 19 Nov 1958. To Philippine Airlines as PI-C530 on 17 Jan 1966. To Fokker and leased to Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines as JY-ADD on 26 Apr 1967.To Spantax as EC-BNJ on 09 Nov 1967. To Aviaco 01 Apr 1976. To Air Classic Aug 1981 as D-BOBY. On to WDL Nov 1981. To British Midland as G-IOMA on 20 Sep 1982. Leased to Manx Airlines 21 Sep 1982 and to Loganair 20 Nov 1983. To Tal Air May 1986. To G-BMZI with Fortis Aviation 21 Oct 1986 and leased to WDL. To D-BAKO in May 1987. Bought by Swetrail AB 13Apr 1996. WFU and used for fire practice at Vasteras in Sweden.

Titles removed due to the name change to Air UK. Test reg PH-FAP before delivery to Trans Australia Airlines as VH-TFE in 1959. To the Australian Department of Transport in 1966 then to Air Anglia as G-SPUD in 1979 who merged into Air UK in 1980. To Manx Airlines as G-OMAN in 1982 then back to Air UK as G-BLFJ in 1984. Withdrawn from use at Norwich in 1994 and scrapped in 1997.

Morning depature JKG - CPH op for SAS.

Delivered new to Braathens SAFE as LN-SUF on 12 April 66 and leased immediately to Schreiner Airways as PH-SAN until 27 September 1966. Sold to Busy Bee on 03 April 76. WFU at Stavanger in November 92. Preserved at the Flyhistorisk Museum Sola 21 July 93.

Delivered new to Braathens SAFE as LN-SUF on 12 April 66 and leased immediately to Schreiner Airways as PH-SAN until 27 September 1966. Sold to Busy Bee on 03 April 76. WFU at Stavanger in November 92. Preserved at the Flyhistorisk Museum Sola 21 July 93.

Former LN-SUW. Flew for the Uruguayan Air Force with civil registration CX-BHV to operate flights for PLUNA. For a few years it rests at a scrapyard in the 35th Km. of the Ruta Interbalnearia just east of Montevideo in the town of Neptunia. It is a local attraction and the place is known as "El Avión" or "The plane" among locals.

First flown 25 March 1964 at Schipol, in April 1964 it was leased to Schreiner Airways as PH-SAF. To Braathens SAFE as LN-SUL 8 April 1965, named "Sigurd Munn" in 1971 or 1972. On 15 February 1977 it was tranferred to Airexecutive Norway, as the 3rd F27 brom BU to BS years. Airexecutive was renamed Busy Bee of Norway in September 1980 and in 1982 LN-SUL was repainted to the new colours, one of the last to be repainted, but also one of the first to receive the black Busy Bee titles. In October 1992 LN-SUL was leased to Air Nordic, and became SE-KZE 18 May 1995. In 1998 it went to Eureca and finally wfu 1999 at Malmö.

Final livery

Became an instructional airframe with Air New Zealand. Now preserved at the Chatham Islands Aviation Museum. Bob Kerr photo

To RNZAF as NZ2783 in 1980. Bob Kerr photo

To the RNZAF as NZ2782 in October 1980. Bob Kerr photo

Final livery